Roger Federer's 3 most memorable matches at the Australian Open

#2 2013 Quarterfinals: Beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3

Federer and Tsonga meet at the net at the 2013 Australian Open

An imperious Roger Federer rolled through the first four rounds of the 2013 Australian Open without dropping serve, but the streak threatened to come to an end when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga broke for a 4-2 lead in the first set of the quarterfinals. To his credit though, the then-4 time champion broke back and took the set on a tiebreak.

However, Federer dropped his first set in the tournament when Tsonga took the second 6-4. The Swiss then reasserted his ascendancy in the match by taking the third set on a tiebreak, to surge ahead for the second time in the match.

Once again, Tsonga refused to go away. The 2008 finalist took the fourth set 6-3 to force a decider.

The Frenchman's challenge finally came to an end when Federer grabbed an early break in the fifth. And despite Tsonga saving four consecutive match points at 5-2, it was the Swiss superstar who closed out the win on serve to reach a 10th consecutive semifinal at the tournament.

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